AOL suffered another setback in its bid to become an advertising-focused company as online ad revenue dropped 6 percent during the third quarter, while its chief rivals saw gains despite a weak economy.

Michigan's history of racial tensions is tugging against its Democratic tendencies, giving Barack Obama fits in a battleground state where almost everything else a soaring unemployment rate, a shrinking auto industry and a depressed housing market potentially benefits his Democratic Party.

Michigan's history of racial tensions is tugging against its Democratic tendencies, giving Barack Obama fits in a state where almost everything else -- a soaring unemployment rate, a shrinking auto industry and a depressed housing market -- potentially benefits Democrats.

Dozens of people paddled down the Rio Grande in kayaks and canoes Saturday to protest a border fence they say will do little to stop illegal immigration but will destroy the impoverished region's burgeoning bird-watching industry.